OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels posted a dominating 89-61 victory over the St. Gregory's University Cavaliers in Sooner Athletic Conference action today (Jan. 7) inside the Gaulke Activity Center.
The Lady Evangels wasted no time in taking control, beginning the game on a 10-2 spurt thanks to six quick points from Brittany Thompson.
After the Cavaliers came within three, the Lady Evangels got a three by Nevada Denton and four points each from Sarai Rodriguez and Tamiyjah Smith to close out the first period on an 11-3 run to pull out to a 30-19 lead.
Mikki Flores helped the Lady Evangels get off to the quick start with five first quarter assists.
The Lady Evangels then closed out the second quarter in much the same fashion, outscoring the Cavaliers 18-7 over the final 4:53 to take a commanding 54-33 lead at the break.
Jamie Lamb scored four points to start the surge and the Lady Evangels also got seven points from Rodriguez and five points from Jessica Fairley during that span.
The Lady Evangels never relinquished control in the second half, as the closest the Cavaliers came was 18 points at the 3:36 mark of the fourth quarter.
MACU then closed out the game by scoring the final 10 points to create its largest lead of the day.
Rodriguez led the Lady Evangels with 22 points and Lamb added 18 points to tie her personal season-high.
Thompson finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for MACU, while Fairley also scored 10 points.
Flores wound up with a game-high eight assists along with six points and seven boards.
The Lady Evangels (12-3, 3-1 SAC) also got four steals each from Rodriguez, Smith and D'Shala Powell. The four steals were a career-high for Smith and tied a career-best for Powell.
Kylee Tatum led the Cavaliers (2-9, 0-4 SAC) with 22 points, while Karley English chipped in with 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Danielle Butler scored 10 for SGU.
MACU also controlled the glass, 53-38 overall while holding the Cavaliers to only 32.4 percent (22-of-68) from the field.
The Lady Evangels will next remain at home and host Wayland Baptist University next Thursday evening (Jan. 12) at 6 pm.
